While Marvel and DC haven’t generally felt the need to cast massive a-list stars as the leads for their interconnected universe of films (even Robert Downey Jr was on the b-list before Iron Man), it seems Universal thinks they need some real star power for the series of monster movies they’re planning. Tom Cruise is attached to a reboot of The Mummy, and now THR reports Johnny Depp is attached to play The Invisible Man.
Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Now You See Me) is writing the script for the film, with Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan overseeing the creation of the universe, which is also likely to include new takes on Dracula and Frankenstein. Over than that there’s very little info on what they plan to do with HG Wells’ classic story.
It’s previously been suggested The Mummy will be set in the present day, so there’s a good chance The Invisible Man will be brought into the modern era too. Universal’s classic 1933 version starred Claude Rains as a scientist who takes an experimental drug and becomes completely invisible. Presumably the new take will follow the same basic set-up.There’s no word on a director or release date.
Sometimes you see pictures of a guy that are so hot they’re literally awe-inspiring. I have to see that’s how I felt when my eyes first saw the shots below of British canoe athlete Matthew James Lister, who is pretty much the perfect specimen of manhood.
Someone in the Disney/Pixar marketing department has decided to take the title ‘Finding Dory’ very literally, with four new posters invite us to look for the Blue Tang, who’s hidden somewhere in the ocean. However, it’s certainly a good way of showing us that this will be new but still taking us to a familiar Finding Nemo world.
High-Rise got slightly mixed reports at its film festival screenings (although some people absolutely adored it), but there’s no doubt it looks like a really interesting movie – and everyone who’s seen it has praised its ambition and visual style. That style is certainly on show in the new trailer for the movie, which you can watch below.
Until now Shawn Balentine was best known as one of those people who are important to the movies, but who we’re not supposed to notice – a stunt double. He’s stood in for the likes of Jack Black, Oliver Cooper, and Patton Oswalt when when derring-do was needed and the actors (or their insurance company) demanded it.
2016 appears to be the year of Zac Efron comedies that don’t look all that good, but which hope to lure people in on the promise that he’s been in gym a lot of working out hard and will show us the results. We’ve already had Dirty Grandpa, and this summer will bring both Bad Neighbours 2 and Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates. The last of those now has a trailer.
It seems the new Bourne movie is dropping the name convention of ‘The Bourne…’ and will just be called Jason Bourne, but other than that it’s business as usual. As this first look shows (which premiered during the Super Bowl), Matt Damon back in action, with plenty of action and fisticuffs. Indeed, if anything, it wants to show he’s even more badass this time around.
While most studios were just dropping 30 or 40 second trailers for their upcoming movies, Disney decided to tie into the big game with a new, full trailer for their upcoming, live-action take on The Jungle Book. You can take a look at it below.